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RIC III Commodus 686 (dupondius)

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RIC III Commodus 686 (dupondius), Dupondius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 178–191 AD. Obverse: bust of crispina, draped, hair waved and rolled at crown and knotted on back of head, right. Reverse: venus, draped, seated left, holding victory in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 12.4 g, diameter 24.9 mm.
mint Rome weight 12.44g (1)
ruler Commodus diameter ⌀24.9 (1)
denomination Dupondius axis 12↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Crispina, draped, hair waved and rolled at crown and knotted on back of head, right

CRISPINA AVGVSTA
reverse

Venus, draped, seated left, holding Victory in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand

VENVS FELIX S C
specimens (1)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 12.44g ⌀24.9 12↕

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RIC III Commodus 686 (dupondius) (ric.3.com.686_dupondius), 178–191 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-commodus-686-dupondius/ (accessed: 2026-09-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA